EP2500213B1 - Lighting and/or signalling device of an automobile - Google Patents

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EP2500213B1
EP2500213B1 EP12001716.5A EP12001716A EP2500213B1 EP 2500213 B1 EP2500213 B1 EP 2500213B1 EP 12001716 A EP12001716 A EP 12001716A EP 2500213 B1 EP2500213 B1 EP 2500213B1
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Antonio Contreras Luque
Juan Antonio Rubia Mena
Angel Gonzales de la Torre
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60Q—ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING OR SUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60Q1/00—Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor
    • B60Q1/02—Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor the devices being primarily intended to illuminate the way ahead or to illuminate other areas of way or environments
    • B60Q1/04—Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor the devices being primarily intended to illuminate the way ahead or to illuminate other areas of way or environments the devices being headlights
    • B60Q1/0408—Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor the devices being primarily intended to illuminate the way ahead or to illuminate other areas of way or environments the devices being headlights built into the vehicle body, e.g. details concerning the mounting of the headlamps on the vehicle body
    • B60Q1/0441—Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor the devices being primarily intended to illuminate the way ahead or to illuminate other areas of way or environments the devices being headlights built into the vehicle body, e.g. details concerning the mounting of the headlamps on the vehicle body the housing being fastened onto the vehicle body using means other than screws
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60Q—ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING OR SUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60Q1/00—Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor
    • B60Q1/26—Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor the devices being primarily intended to indicate the vehicle, or parts thereof, or to give signals, to other traffic
    • B60Q1/2619—Arrangement of optical signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor the devices being primarily intended to indicate the vehicle, or parts thereof, or to give signals, to other traffic built in the vehicle body
    • B60Q1/2623—Details of the fastening means
    • B60Q1/263—Snap-in fasteners
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16B—DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING
    • F16B21/00—Means for preventing relative axial movement of a pin, spigot, shaft or the like and a member surrounding it; Stud-and-socket releasable fastenings
    • F16B21/06—Releasable fastening devices with snap-action
    • F16B21/07—Releasable fastening devices with snap-action in which the socket has a resilient part
    • F16B21/073—Releasable fastening devices with snap-action in which the socket has a resilient part the socket having a resilient part on its inside
    • F16B21/075—Releasable fastening devices with snap-action in which the socket has a resilient part the socket having a resilient part on its inside the socket having resilient parts on its inside and outside
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16B—DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING
    • F16B33/00—Features common to bolt and nut
    • F16B33/006—Non-metallic fasteners using screw-thread
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16B—DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING
    • F16B5/00—Joining sheets or plates, e.g. panels, to one another or to strips or bars parallel to them
    • F16B5/06—Joining sheets or plates, e.g. panels, to one another or to strips or bars parallel to them by means of clamps or clips
    • F16B5/0607—Joining sheets or plates, e.g. panels, to one another or to strips or bars parallel to them by means of clamps or clips joining sheets or plates to each other
    • F16B5/0621—Joining sheets or plates, e.g. panels, to one another or to strips or bars parallel to them by means of clamps or clips joining sheets or plates to each other in parallel relationship
    • F16B5/065—Joining sheets or plates, e.g. panels, to one another or to strips or bars parallel to them by means of clamps or clips joining sheets or plates to each other in parallel relationship the plates being one on top of the other and distanced from each other, e.g. by using protrusions to keep contact and distance
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60Q—ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING OR SUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60Q2200/00—Special features or arrangements of vehicle headlamps
    • B60Q2200/30—Special arrangements for adjusting headlamps, e.g. means for transmitting the movements for adjusting the lamps
    • B60Q2200/32—Ball-joints
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16B—DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING
    • F16B33/00—Features common to bolt and nut
    • F16B33/002—Means for preventing rotation of screw-threaded elements
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16B—DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING
    • F16B43/00—Washers or equivalent devices; Other devices for supporting bolt-heads or nuts
    • F16B43/001—Washers or equivalent devices; Other devices for supporting bolt-heads or nuts for sealing or insulation

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  • the invention relates in particular to a lighting and / or signaling device for a motor vehicle.
  • the invention aims in particular to remedy this drawback
  • the fixing element comprises a screw
  • the cavity of the mounting member comprises an internal thread
  • the housing has an inner wall, this wall comprising a compartment, in particular delimited by a substantially annular rib, to at least partially receive the seal.
  • the annular rib can be circular or rectangular, for example.
  • the housing has an outer wall, this wall comprising a housing, in particular delimited by an annular rib, to at least partially receive the mounting member.
  • This housing can make it possible to block the rotation of the assembly member when the screw is screwed in.
  • the assembly member comprises a head, in particular pivoting, arranged to be assembled to the frame.
  • the device comprises at least one mask or one reflector placed in an enclosure of the box, this mask or this reflector preferably extending substantially to a corner of the enclosure of the box.
  • one edge of this mask or reflector is located less than 2 cm, or even less than 1 cm, from the corner in question.
  • the mounting member has a longitudinal axis, and the mask or the reflector intersects this longitudinal axis.
  • the orifice of the housing is opposite the mask or the reflector.
  • the device is arranged as a signal light, in particular as a rear signal light of the vehicle.
  • This device 1 comprises a housing B defining with a lens G, of substantially transparent plastic material, an enclosure E.
  • This device 1 comprises, in the enclosure E, a light source not shown, comprising for example a light emitting diode.
  • This device 1 serves, in the example described, as the rear signal light of the vehicle.
  • This device 1 further comprises a mask 2 placed in the enclosure E.
  • This mask is used, for example, to conceal certain components inside the enclosure E, and / or to improve the aesthetics of the device 1.
  • This mask 2 extends substantially to a corner 3 of the enclosure E.
  • an edge 4 of this mask may for example be less than 2 cm, or even 1 cm, from the corner 3.
  • the assembly member 5 can be made, for example, of PA-GF or PBT-GF.
  • the fixing element 8 comprises a screw, and the cavity 6 of the mounting member has an internal thread to cooperate with the screw 8.
  • the fastener 8 is inserted into the cavity 6 of the mounting member 5 from inside the housing B.
  • the housing B comprises an orifice 10 for the passage of the fixing element 8.
  • This orifice 10 of the housing is sealed by means of a seal 11.
  • the housing B comprises an inner wall 12, this wall 12 comprising a compartment 13, of circular shape, delimited by an annular rib 14, to at least partially receive the seal 11, as illustrated in FIG. figure 3 .
  • the housing B further comprises an outer wall 15, this wall comprising a housing 16 of square shape, delimited by an annular rib 17, to at least partially receive the mounting member 5, as visible on the figure. figure 2 .
  • the assembly member 5 comprises a base 21 of square section and a head 20, in particular pivoting, arranged to be assembled, by snap-fastening, to the frame C, in a recess 21 of this frame C.
  • the mounting member 5 has a longitudinal axis X (parallel to the longitudinal direction of the thread 6), and the mask or the reflector 2 intersects this longitudinal axis X, as shown in the figure. figure 1 .
  • the orifice 10 of the housing B is opposite the mask or the reflector 2.

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Description

L'invention concerne notamment un dispositif d'éclairage et/ou de signalisation pour véhicule automobile.The invention relates in particular to a lighting and / or signaling device for a motor vehicle.

Il peut être envisagé de monter un dispositif de signalisation arrière sur un châssis de véhicule automobile à l'aide de pions prévus sur le boîtier du dispositif. Ces pions comportent une tête pivot qui vient s'insérer sur le châssis. Chaque pion est monté dans une cheminée sur l'extérieur du boîtier, à proximité d'un coin de celui-ci. Cette configuration est relativement encombrante du fait de l'étendue axiale de cette cheminée. Ceci est un inconvénient lorsque l'espace disponible pour le dispositif de signalisation sur le véhicule est réduit, pouvant rendre difficile, voire impossible, de prévoir dans le dispositif de signalisation un masque ou un réflecteur qui s'étend jusque dans un coin de celui-ci.It can be envisaged to mount a rear signaling device on a motor vehicle chassis using pins provided on the device housing. These pins have a pivot head which is inserted into the frame. Each pawn is mounted in a chimney on the outside of the case, near a corner of it. This configuration is relatively bulky due to the axial extent of this chimney. This is a drawback when the space available for the signaling device on the vehicle is reduced, which may make it difficult, if not impossible, to provide in the signaling device a mask or a reflector which extends to a corner thereof. this.

L'invention vise notamment à remédier à cet inconvénientThe invention aims in particular to remedy this drawback

Il est connu de US 2008/186729 A1 un dispositif d'éclairage de véhicule automobile comprenant un boîtier, depuis l'intérieur duquel des éléments de fixation sont insérés afin de fixer un organe de montage sur le boîtier.He is known to US 2008/186729 A1 a motor vehicle lighting device comprising a housing, from the interior of which fasteners are inserted in order to fix a mounting member to the housing.

L'invention a ainsi pour objet un dispositif d'éclairage et/ou de signalisation, notamment pour véhicule automobile, comportant :

  • un boîtier,
  • au moins un organe de montage agencé pour permettre le montage du boîtier sur un châssis de véhicule automobile, cet organe de montage comprenant une cavité,
  • un élément de fixation agencé pour permettre la fixation de l'organe de montage sur le boîtier par insertion de cet élément de fixation, au moins partiellement, dans la cavité de l'organe de montage,
l'élément de fixation étant inséré dans la cavité de l'organe de montage depuis l'intérieur du boîtier, et le boîtier comprenant un orifice pour le passage de l'élément de fixation, cet orifice du boîtier étant rendu étanche à l'aide d'un joint d'étanchéité et la cavité étant borgne.The subject of the invention is thus a lighting and / or signaling device, in particular for a motor vehicle, comprising:
  • a housing,
  • at least one mounting member arranged to allow the housing to be mounted on a motor vehicle chassis, this mounting member comprising a cavity,
  • a fixing element arranged to allow the fixing of the mounting member to the housing by inserting this fixing element, at least partially, into the cavity of the mounting member,
the fixing element being inserted into the cavity of the mounting member from inside the housing, and the housing comprising an orifice for the passage of the fastening element, this orifice in the housing being sealed by means of a seal and the cavity being blind.

Grâce à l'invention, il est possible de supprimer sur le boîtier la cheminée encombrante, et ainsi gagner en compacité.Thanks to the invention, it is possible to eliminate the bulky chimney from the casing, and thus gain in compactness.

De préférence, l'élément de fixation comporte une vis, et la cavité de l'organe de montage comporte un taraudage.Preferably, the fixing element comprises a screw, and the cavity of the mounting member comprises an internal thread.

Le cas échéant, le boîtier comporte une paroi intérieure, cette paroi comprenant un compartiment, notamment délimité par une nervure sensiblement annulaire, pour recevoir au moins partiellement le joint d'étanchéité.Where appropriate, the housing has an inner wall, this wall comprising a compartment, in particular delimited by a substantially annular rib, to at least partially receive the seal.

La nervure annulaire peut être circulaire ou rectangulaire par exemple.The annular rib can be circular or rectangular, for example.

Si on le souhaite, le boîtier comporte une paroi extérieure, cette paroi comprenant un logement, notamment délimité par une nervure annulaire, pour recevoir au moins partiellement l'organe de montage. Ce logement peut permettre de bloquer la rotation de l'organe de montage lors du vissage de la vis.If desired, the housing has an outer wall, this wall comprising a housing, in particular delimited by an annular rib, to at least partially receive the mounting member. This housing can make it possible to block the rotation of the assembly member when the screw is screwed in.

Dans un exemple de mise en oeuvre de l'invention, l'organe de montage comporte une tête, notamment pivotante, agencée pour être assemblée au châssis.In an exemplary implementation of the invention, the assembly member comprises a head, in particular pivoting, arranged to be assembled to the frame.

Avantageusement le dispositif comporte au moins un masque ou un réflecteur disposé dans une enceinte du boîtier, ce masque ou ce réflecteur s'étendant de préférence sensiblement jusqu'à un coin de l'enceinte du boîtier.Advantageously, the device comprises at least one mask or one reflector placed in an enclosure of the box, this mask or this reflector preferably extending substantially to a corner of the enclosure of the box.

Par exemple, un bord de ce masque ou réflecteur est situé à moins de 2 cm, voire à moins de 1 cm, du coin en question.For example, one edge of this mask or reflector is located less than 2 cm, or even less than 1 cm, from the corner in question.

Dans un exemple de mise en oeuvre de l'invention, l'organe de montage présente un axe longitudinal, et le masque ou le réflecteur coupe cet axe longitudinal.In an exemplary implementation of the invention, the mounting member has a longitudinal axis, and the mask or the reflector intersects this longitudinal axis.

De préférence, l'orifice du boîtier est en regard du masque ou du réflecteur.Preferably, the orifice of the housing is opposite the mask or the reflector.

Le dispositif peut être agencé pour remplir au moins une fonction photométrique prédéterminée, choisie parmi :

  • un faisceau route,
  • un faisceau de croisement,
  • un feu DRL (Daytime Running Light),
  • un indicateur de direction,
  • une lampe ville,
  • un feu stop,
  • un anti-brouillard, etc...
The device can be arranged to fulfill at least one predetermined photometric function, chosen from:
  • a high beam,
  • a passing beam,
  • a DRL light (Daytime Running Light),
  • a direction indicator,
  • a city lamp,
  • a brake light,
  • an anti-fog, etc ...

Si on le souhaite, le dispositif est agencé en feu de signalisation, notamment en feu de signalisation arrière du véhicule.If desired, the device is arranged as a signal light, in particular as a rear signal light of the vehicle.

L'invention pourra être mieux comprise à la lecture de la description détaillée qui va suivre, d'un exemple de mise en œuvre non limitatif de l'invention, et à l'examen du dessin annexé, sur lequel :

  • la figure 1 représente, schématiquement et partiellement, en coupe, un dispositif conforme à un exemple de mise en oeuvre de l'invention, et
  • les figures 2 et 3 représentent, schématiquement et partiellement, deux vues en perspective des différents éléments du dispositif de la figure 1.
The invention may be better understood on reading the detailed description which follows, of an example of non-limiting implementation of the invention, and on examining the appended drawing, in which:
  • the figure 1 shows, schematically and partially, in section, a device according to an exemplary implementation of the invention, and
  • the figures 2 and 3 schematically and partially represent two perspective views of the various elements of the device of the figure 1 .

On a représenté sur la figure 1 un dispositif de signalisation 1 selon un exemple de mise en œuvre de l'invention.We have represented on the figure 1 a signaling device 1 according to an exemplary implementation of the invention.

Ce dispositif 1 comporte un boîtier B définissant avec une glace G, en matière plastique sensiblement transparente, une enceinte E.This device 1 comprises a housing B defining with a lens G, of substantially transparent plastic material, an enclosure E.

Ce dispositif 1 comporte, dans l'enceinte E, une source de lumière non représentée, comportant par exemple une diode électroluminescente. Ce dispositif 1 sert, dans l'exemple décrit, de feu de signalisation arrière du véhicule.This device 1 comprises, in the enclosure E, a light source not shown, comprising for example a light emitting diode. This device 1 serves, in the example described, as the rear signal light of the vehicle.

Ce dispositif 1 comporte en outre un masque 2 disposé dans l'enceinte E. Ce masque sert par exemple à dissimuler certains composants à l'intérieur de l'enceinte E, et/ou à améliorer l'esthétique du dispositif 1.This device 1 further comprises a mask 2 placed in the enclosure E. This mask is used, for example, to conceal certain components inside the enclosure E, and / or to improve the aesthetics of the device 1.

Ce masque 2 s'étend sensiblement jusqu'à un coin 3 de l'enceinte E. Ainsi un bord 4 de ce masque peut par exemple être à moins de 2 cm, voire 1cm, du coin 3.This mask 2 extends substantially to a corner 3 of the enclosure E. Thus an edge 4 of this mask may for example be less than 2 cm, or even 1 cm, from the corner 3.

Le dispositif 1 comporte en outre :

  • au moins un organe de montage 5 agencé pour permettre le montage du boîtier B sur un châssis C du véhicule automobile, cet organe de montage comprenant une cavité borgne 6,
  • un élément de fixation 8 agencé pour permettre la fixation de l'organe de montage 5 sur le boîtier B par insertion de cet élément de fixation 8, au moins partiellement, dans la cavité 6 de l'organe de montage 5.
Device 1 further comprises:
  • at least one mounting member 5 arranged to allow the housing B to be mounted on a chassis C of the motor vehicle, this mounting member comprising a blind cavity 6,
  • a fixing element 8 arranged to allow the fixing of the mounting member 5 on the housing B by insertion of this element fixing 8, at least partially, in the cavity 6 of the mounting member 5.

L'organe de montage 5 peut être réalisé par exemple en PA-GF ou PBT-GF .The assembly member 5 can be made, for example, of PA-GF or PBT-GF.

L'élément de fixation 8 comporte une vis, et la cavité 6 de l'organe de montage comporte un taraudage pour coopérer avec la vis 8.The fixing element 8 comprises a screw, and the cavity 6 of the mounting member has an internal thread to cooperate with the screw 8.

L'élément de fixation 8 est inséré dans la cavité 6 de l'organe de montage 5 depuis l'intérieur du boîtier B.The fastener 8 is inserted into the cavity 6 of the mounting member 5 from inside the housing B.

Le boîtier B comprend un orifice 10 pour le passage de l'élément de fixation 8.The housing B comprises an orifice 10 for the passage of the fixing element 8.

Cet orifice 10 du boîtier est rendu étanche à l'aide d'un joint d'étanchéité 11.This orifice 10 of the housing is sealed by means of a seal 11.

Le boîtier B comporte une paroi intérieure 12, cette paroi 12 comprenant un compartiment 13, de forme circulaire, délimité par une nervure annulaire 14, pour recevoir au moins partiellement le joint d'étanchéité 11, comme illustré sur la figure 3.The housing B comprises an inner wall 12, this wall 12 comprising a compartment 13, of circular shape, delimited by an annular rib 14, to at least partially receive the seal 11, as illustrated in FIG. figure 3 .

Le boîtier B comporte en outre une paroi extérieure 15, cette paroi comprenant un logement 16 de forme carrée, délimité par une nervure annulaire 17, pour recevoir au moins partiellement l'organe de montage 5, comme visible sur la figure 2.The housing B further comprises an outer wall 15, this wall comprising a housing 16 of square shape, delimited by an annular rib 17, to at least partially receive the mounting member 5, as visible on the figure. figure 2 .

L'organe de montage 5 comporte une base 21 de section carrée et une tête 20, notamment pivotante, agencée pour être assemblée, par encliquetage, au châssis C, dans un renfoncement 21 de ce châssis C.The assembly member 5 comprises a base 21 of square section and a head 20, in particular pivoting, arranged to be assembled, by snap-fastening, to the frame C, in a recess 21 of this frame C.

L'organe de montage 5 présente un axe longitudinal X (parallèle à la direction longitudinale du taraudage 6), et le masque ou le réflecteur 2 coupe cet axe longitudinal X, comme représenté sur la figure 1.The mounting member 5 has a longitudinal axis X (parallel to the longitudinal direction of the thread 6), and the mask or the reflector 2 intersects this longitudinal axis X, as shown in the figure. figure 1 .

L'orifice 10 du boîtier B est en regard du masque ou du réflecteur 2.The orifice 10 of the housing B is opposite the mask or the reflector 2.

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  1. Lighting and/or signalling device (1), notably for a motor vehicle, comprising:
    - a housing (B),
    - at least one mounting member (5) arranged to allow the housing to be mounted on a motor vehicle chassis (C), this mounting member comprising a cavity (6),
    - a fixing element (8) arranged to allow the mounting member to be fixed onto the housing by the insertion of this fixing element, at least partially, into the cavity of the mounting member,
    the fixing element being inserted into the cavity of the mounting member from the inside of the housing, and the housing comprising an orifice (10) for the passage of the fixing element,
    characterized in that the orifice of the housing is made seal-tight using a seal (11), and
    in that the cavity (6) is blind.
  2. Device according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the fixing element (8) comprises a screw, and the cavity of the mounting member comprises a tapping.
  3. Device according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the housing comprises an inner wall, this wall comprising a compartment (13), notably delimited by an annular rib, for at least partially receiving the seal.
  4. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the housing comprises an outer wall, this wall comprising a recess (16), notably delimited by an annular rib, for at least partially receiving the mounting member.
  5. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the mounting member comprises a head (20) arranged to be assembled on the chassis.
  6. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises at least a mask (2) or a reflector disposed in an enclosure of the housing.
  7. Device according to the preceding claim, the mounting member having a longitudinal axis, characterized in that the mask or the reflector cuts this longitudinal axis (X).
  8. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it is arranged as an indicator light, notably a rear signalling light of the vehicle.
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